Gnetum
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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = Gnetum | regnum = Plantae | divisio = Gnetophyta | classis = Gnetopsida | ordo = Gnetales | ordo_authority = T.M. Fries | familia = Gnetaceae | familia_authority = Lindley | genus = Gnetum | genus_authority = L. | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text. }}
Gnetum is a genus of about 30-35 species of gymnosperms, the sole genus in the family Gnetaceae and order Gnetales. They are tropical evergreen trees, shrubs and lianas.
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Species
- Gnetum subsect. Gnetum - 2 species of trees; southeast Asia
- Gnetum subsect. Micrognemones - 2 species of lianas; tropical west Africa
- Gnetum africanum
- Gnetum buchholzianum
- Gnetum subsect. Araeognemones - 9 species of lianas; tropical South America and Central America - Ituá
- Gnetum amazonicum
- Gnetum camporum
- Gnetum leyboldii
- Gnetum nodiflorum
- Gnetum paniculatum
- Gnetum schwackeanum
- Gnetum urens
- Gnetum venosum
- Gnetum subsect. Cylindrostachys - about 20 species of lianas; southern Asia
- Gnetum arboreum
- Gnetum catasphaericum
- Gnetum contractum
- Gnetum costatum
- Gnetum cuspidatum
- Gnetum diminutum
- Gnetum giganteum
- Gnetum gnemonoides
- Gnetum gracilipes
- Gnetum hainanense
- Gnetum klossii
- Gnetum latifolium
- Gnetum leptostachyum
- Gnetum loerzingii
- Gnetum luofuense
- Gnetum macrostachyum
- Gnetum microcarpum
- Gnetum montanum
- Gnetum neglectum
- Gnetum oxycarpum
- Gnetum parvifolium
- Gnetum pendulum
- Gnetum ridleyi
- Gnetum tenuifolium
- Gnetum ula
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Uses
Many Gnetum species are edible, with the seeds being roasted, and the foliage used as a leaf vegetable. Some are also valued in herbal medicine.
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